Many women love fall, for its comfy sweaters and pumpkin spice everything but I tend to enjoy it for different reasons. It’s been a busy month, let’s see what has been happening. Fall Calf Run Cattle pots are lit up like Christmas trees rumbling down the highways and byways of our region this month hauling […]

This month the words ‘Ride A Wide Circle’ have been echoing in my mind. It is a saying I most associate with my grandfathers and though I don’t recall them ever saying it outright to me I can certainly imagine them doing so. They both embodied it in every way – both literally and figuratively. […]

I will be hosting a writer’s workshop on Sept. 15 at my family’s ranch near Nisland, S.D. It is going to be a great day of relaxed but structured writing time and learning from Dan. Here are the details: Featured Speaker — Author Dan O’Brien is one of the most powerful literary voices on the […]

A delicious beefy smelling smoke is wafting from our grill. It’s springtime in South Dakota and that means the grill has been uncovered for the warm sunshine days that are beginning to greet us. I would like to say I grilled all through this year’s winter but that wasn’t the case this time ‘round as […]

My daughter was 2 when we said goodbye to my Grandma Noreen and yet, this last week my now four-year-old has channeled her spirit. Maybe it’s just me being cognizant that it was my grandma’s birthday on March 12. But shortly thereafter Kimber began to show her “Noreen” side. One day she announced to me […]

Thanks for checking in. I had some website difficulty over the holiday break but Dee Sleep at Chicken Creek Communications got me back up and running once again. BIG thanks to Dee! So 2018 is now officially here and with it the arrival of my first writer’s workshop. If you would like to gain a […]